Applied and Workforce Baccalaureates

EDITORS' NOTES 1 Deborah L. Floyd, Rivka A. Felsher, Angela M. GarciaFalconetti 1. Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate Models 5 Deborah L. Floyd, Angela M. Garcia Falconetti, Rivka A.Felsher This chapter presents models and terminology defi ning appliedand workforce baccalaureates. 2. Articulation to and from the Applied Associate Degree:Challenges and Opportunities 13 Jan M. Ignash This chapter identifies the opportunities and challengespresented in articulating associate degree programs with appliedand workforce baccalaureates. 3. Washington State's Model and Programs: AppliedBaccalaureate Degrees at Community and Technical Colleges 25 Christy England-Siegerdt, Michelle Andreas This chapter describes the development and current status ofapplied baccalaureate degrees in the state of Washington. 4. The Evolution of Workforce Baccalaureate Degrees in Florida35 Judith Bilsky, Ian Neuhard, Mary G. Locke This chapter highlights the history of workforce baccalaureatedegrees in Florida, documents the growth of these programs acrossthe state, and provides a framework for the designation of variousdegree types and academic requirements. 5. The Applied and Workforce Baccalaureate at South TexasCollege: Specialized Workforce Development Addressing EconomicDevelopment 47 Juan E. Mejia The impact of two bachelor of applied technology degrees ofSouth Texas College on higher education access for predominatelyHispanic students serves as an example of how such degrees increaseparticipation rates for minority students. 6. The Work Experience Component of an Ontario CollegeBaccalaureate Program 57 Marguerite M. Donohue, Michael L. Skolnik This chapter describes the results of case study research on thetransfer of learning from the classroom to the cooperativeeducation workplace and includes recommendations for curriculumchanges to improve the transfer of learning. 7. Why Applied Baccalaureates Appeal to Working Adults: FromNational Results to Promising Practices 73 Debra Bragg, Collin Ruud This chapter presents lessons learned from a national study ofadult learner enrollment in applied baccalaureate programs. 8. Institutional Challenges of Applied and WorkforceBaccalaureate Programs 87 Richard L. Wagoner, Carlos Ayon This chapter presents some of the challenges to the mission ofthe community college that critics of the applied and workforcebaccalaureates assert. 9. Graduate Education Issues and Challenges: Community CollegeApplied and Workforce Baccalaureates 95 Deborah L. Floyd, Rivka A. Felsher, Linda Catullo This chapter discusses the articulation of community collegeapplied and workforce baccalaureates to graduate education. INDEX 103